Compaq presario notebook v5000 windows XP slow start up

Our computer is so slow lately. It takes ages for it to respond to a comand. There is no apperant reason for it. Could it be that there are different programs hindering each other? I am very new to the computerworld, so excuse my naive way of discribing the problem. Thank you so much in advance! Gaby

Well there is many causes slow your pc do this steps:Remove any programs you donot use it .donot install more than 1 anitvirus program on ur computer.delete cookies and temporary files.change the virtual memory size, give it t ...
PC Desktops

Very very slow loading taking over 10 minutes from boot speaker stuttering when playing music

(Assuming Windows XP, since OS not reported.)The problems you note are indicative of excessive hard drive activity. The sound issue, particularly, indicates possible disk thrashing as Windows runs out of memory and has to resort to a (fra ...
PC Desktops

Disk drive A couple of days ago when i put in a cd to rip to my computer the sound from the cd being played was a bit slow like the disk drive wasn't fast enough to read the disk, but once i had ripped the songs from the cd they played perfectly because they were on the hard drive. I tried just playing a cd again without ripping it and i still had the same problem, the speakers would make a slight crackling sound and the sound would slow down and skip every one or two seconds. i then put a dvd i

There may have been a Windows update that corruptdated one of your Windows Media Player files. Check for spyware or a virus. WMP is usually an avenue for thay sort of thing. Check for updats to all software involved. You may also consider doing a ...
Toshiba Satellite A100-S8111TD Notebook

Media stuttering and windows startup failure

Hye les_dudis,\015\012\015\012\015\012 How long have you owned this system? Some quick fixes you could try. You have too many services starting up on startup.\015\012\015\012 Go to Start, Run, and type in msconfig. ...
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi Notebook

I am trying to burn a DVD that is 1 hour and 49 minutes long and it will not burn correctly. On a DVD-RW it only recorded just a small amount at the beginning and also had music in the background. I tried a DVD-R and it would not work at all. It also seems that the video file is larger than what the DVD can hold but I am using 4.7GB (2hours).

The most common reason for slow processing speed is insufficient RAM memory.Increase the RAM, if RAM available is no more than 512MB, then it must be upgraded.\015\012\015\012Check also your hard drive state. If y ...
Acer Aspire 5520-5908 Notebook

Problem in overclocking my Processor.

You problem is with your high overclocking dont increase your fsb very high like 20-50 increase it 5-10 when ypu remove your plug and your pc is overclocked too much then your motherboard reset all the values to default try to go little slowerthe te ...
Intel Computer Processors

Audio sound problem which are not coming output - Its urgent

You can try to update your sound driver or do a rollback driver or try to uninstall and reinstall the drivers, also you can try to test by using headsets as well. ...
Sony VAIO VGN-CR220E/P Notebook

Toshiba satellite L25

The pc has...\015\012Too many processes and services running, most of them automatically loading when windows starts. To give you an idea of that, Start - Run - msconfig - gives you areas to check, processes as well as services that are runnin ...
Toshiba Satellite L25-S119 Notebook

Sluggish slow performance and bad keys

Sounds like both machines may have spyware / malware on them. I would download Malwarebytes Anti-malware scanner, it is a free download; can be found here: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.phpPaying for the program gives you "real time" p ...
Dell Inspiron 6000 Notebook

My pc beeped twice and nothing came

Lack of video signal is usually 1 of 3 things, Power supply (PSU), Video card or Motherboard (mobo).Situation #1: If you get a blank screen and no sounds or movement it either indicates that the power supply unit (PSU) has failed or somet ...
Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

Reloading windows xp

Replacement Drive? If you are talking about a Hard Drive the answer is: You can buy any hard drive as long as it is the same type from any computer store. Take your Hard Drive to the store and tell the sales person that you want another hard drive ...
Dell Dimension 4600 PC Desktop

My computer is very slow

On your desktop click on START, then click on RUN, a small windows will open. Type in (msconfig) without the parenthesis., this will open the system configuration windows and make sure (Normal startup is selected) then click on the (STARTUP) tab, cli ...
E-Machines eMachines Desktop PC

New Aspire with windows 7 is very slow

Run System In Safe Mode:\012To identify the root cause of theproblem, first of all restart your system, press and hold F8 key. Do thefollowing once you are on the desktop.\0121. Right click on Computer. 2. Select Manage. 3. Click o ...
Acer Aspire AS5520-5537 Notebook

Upgraded the memory but runs really slow - Gateway MX3215 Notebook

Hi, Okay so you was expecting it to go faster, well that depends on a number of factors, remember if the system runs out of ram, it will start using virtual memory so it will swap a page of memory out to the harddisk so it can use that page of mem ...
Gateway MX3215 Notebook

Crashes and now unable to startup properly

Hi,Problem with HP Notebook Or Laptops? Follow the links.For Software problems you can visit a link by just ...
HP Pavilion dv9000z Notebook

Audio sound problem which are not coming output

Slow laptop my wifes laptop is very slow. I know that I can go to run run.msconfig'start up. But I do not know what I can delete. If I delete progam files wit it hurt the computer? Is there away to know what I can and can not delete? Thanks

Hi, i would tell general steps to make windows faster. \015\012\015\012Click on Start, then Run, and type "msconfig". Wait for a new window to pop up.\015\012Look u ...
Dell Inspiron 1501 Notebook

HP Pavilion dv5000 running slow + weird sound problems

Are you running xp or vista? Are you on a dv 5000z or a zv 5000 zThis sounds exactly like something I ran into a month or so ago, but at the moment I can't put my finger on the fix...I think it would be worth while to run a scan with MBAM ...
HP Pavilion dv5000z Notebook

How to increase the system's process speed?

Hi im josh in cebu phils may i helped you?This is a very common question about a very common problem: My computer is slow, what can I do?Rest\015\012assured that while there are indeed plenty of things you can do to\015\012speed up your P ...
Computer Processors

Distorted Sound Problem on Acer 9410

You could have "damaged" the software drivers for your SOUND CARD. If you have the original software drivers, then uninstall, REBOOT, REinstall them again. You could have other problems, but I see the sound card drivers 1st. ...
Acer Aspire 9410 Notebook

Re: your suggestion for my Dell Lattitude D600 Hard Drive Problem

Ok, now we have some good discourse! While I'd always prefer to use a friend's laptop to test my fringe hypotheses, having your own is a fine option too. And it sounds like you have an enclosure too, so you are pretty much all set. It's r ...
PC Laptops

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